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Mark Warner: “There were stories popping that Elon Musk, sitting in an…”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Senator Mark Warner Discusses Elon Musk's Influence and Concerns Over Trump Administration's Intelligence Politicization

Published | Video Starts at 04:01

Yes, there are important aspects coming out of the Space X program, Starlink where he does the remote. But I'd also quickly point out, remember, There were stories popping that Elon Musk, sitting in an office in the White House was extorting from countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, South Africa, India. that they would get no relief at all from the crazy Trump tariffs unless those countries were willing to use his Starling service. (04:01–04:14)

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Asserts that Elon Musk was allegedly extorting countries from a White House office.

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